Swahili
masumbulio
ma-soom-boo-LEE-oh
How to say it
Swahilimasumbulioma-soom-boo-LEE-ohsoon
Englishpersecutionssoon
Frenchpersécutionssoon
Meaning
Persecutions, or repeated acts of oppression and affliction against someone.
Good to know
plural of sumbulio (ji-/ma- class); variant of sumbuo, rare/literary register.
Examples
- Masumbulio waliyoyapata hayakuisha kwa haraka.The persecutions they suffered did not end quickly.
- Je, masumbulio hayo yalisababishwa na nani?Who caused those persecutions?
- Hayakuwa masumbulio madogo.They were not minor persecutions.
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